SB0090 Engrossed LRB103 05472 RJT 50491 b
1		AN ACT concerning education.
2		Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3		represented in the General Assembly:
4		Section 1. This Act may be referred to as the Racism-Free
5		Schools Law.
6		Section 5. The Freedom of Information Act is amended by
7		changing Section 7.5 as follows:
8		(5 ILCS 140/7.5)
9		Sec. 7.5. Statutory exemptions. To the extent provided for
10		by the statutes referenced below, the following shall be
11		exempt from inspection and copying:
12		(a) All information determined to be confidential
13		under Section 4002 of the Technology Advancement and
14		Development Act.
15		(b) Library circulation and order records identifying
16		library users with specific materials under the Library
17		Records Confidentiality Act.
18		(c) Applications, related documents, and medical
19		records received by the Experimental Organ Transplantation
20		Procedures Board and any and all documents or other
21		records prepared by the Experimental Organ Transplantation
22		Procedures Board or its staff relating to applications it

SB0090 Engrossed - 2 - LRB103 05472 RJT 50491 b
1		has received.
2		(d) Information and records held by the Department of
3		Public Health and its authorized representatives relating
4		to known or suspected cases of sexually transmissible
5		disease or any information the disclosure of which is
6		restricted under the Illinois Sexually Transmissible
7		Disease Control Act.
8		(e) Information the disclosure of which is exempted
9		under Section 30 of the Radon Industry Licensing Act.
10		(f) Firm performance evaluations under Section 55 of
11		the Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying
12		Qualifications Based Selection Act.
13		(g) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
14		and exempted under Section 50 of the Illinois Prepaid
15		Tuition Act.
16		(h) Information the disclosure of which is exempted
17		under the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, and
18		records of any lawfully created State or local inspector
19		general's office that would be exempt if created or
20		obtained by an Executive Inspector General's office under
21		that Act.
22		(i) Information contained in a local emergency energy
23		plan submitted to a municipality in accordance with a
24		local emergency energy plan ordinance that is adopted
25		under Section 11-21.5-5 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
26		(j) Information and data concerning the distribution

SB0090 Engrossed - 3 - LRB103 05472 RJT 50491 b
1		of surcharge moneys collected and remitted by carriers
2		under the Emergency Telephone System Act.
3		(k) Law enforcement officer identification information
4		or driver identification information compiled by a law
5		enforcement agency or the Department of Transportation
6		under Section 11-212 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
7		(l) Records and information provided to a residential
8		health care facility resident sexual assault and death
9		review team or the Executive Council under the Abuse
10		Prevention Review Team Act.
11		(m) Information provided to the predatory lending
12		database created pursuant to Article 3 of the Residential
13		Real Property Disclosure Act, except to the extent
14		authorized under that Article.
15		(n) Defense budgets and petitions for certification of
16		compensation and expenses for court appointed trial
17		counsel as provided under Sections 10 and 15 of the
18		Capital Crimes Litigation Act. This subsection (n) shall
19		apply until the conclusion of the trial of the case, even
20		if the prosecution chooses not to pursue the death penalty
21		prior to trial or sentencing.
22		(o) Information that is prohibited from being
23		disclosed under Section 4 of the Illinois Health and
24		Hazardous Substances Registry Act.
25		(p) Security portions of system safety program plans,
26		investigation reports, surveys, schedules, lists, data, or

SB0090 Engrossed - 4 - LRB103 05472 RJT 50491 b
1		information compiled, collected, or prepared by or for the
2		Department of Transportation under Sections 2705-300 and
3		2705-616 of the Department of Transportation Law of the
4		Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Regional
5		Transportation Authority under Section 2.11 of the
6		Regional Transportation Authority Act, or the St. Clair
7		County Transit District under the Bi-State Transit Safety
8		Act.
9		(q) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the
10		Personnel Record Review Act.
11		(r) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the
12		Illinois School Student Records Act.
13		(s) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
14		under Section 5-108 of the Public Utilities Act.
15		(t) All identified or deidentified health information
16		in the form of health data or medical records contained
17		in, stored in, submitted to, transferred by, or released
18		from the Illinois Health Information Exchange, and
19		identified or deidentified health information in the form
20		of health data and medical records of the Illinois Health
21		Information Exchange in the possession of the Illinois
22		Health Information Exchange Office due to its
23		administration of the Illinois Health Information
24		Exchange. The terms "identified" and "deidentified" shall
25		be given the same meaning as in the Health Insurance
26		Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law

SB0090 Engrossed - 5 - LRB103 05472 RJT 50491 b
1		104-191, or any subsequent amendments thereto, and any
2		regulations promulgated thereunder.
3		(u) Records and information provided to an independent
4		team of experts under the Developmental Disability and
5		Mental Health Safety Act (also known as Brian's Law).
6		(v) Names and information of people who have applied
7		for or received Firearm Owner's Identification Cards under
8		the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act or applied for
9		or received a concealed carry license under the Firearm
10		Concealed Carry Act, unless otherwise authorized by the
11		Firearm Concealed Carry Act; and databases under the
12		Firearm Concealed Carry Act, records of the Concealed
13		Carry Licensing Review Board under the Firearm Concealed
14		Carry Act, and law enforcement agency objections under the
15		Firearm Concealed Carry Act.
16		(v-5) Records of the Firearm Owner's Identification
17		Card Review Board that are exempted from disclosure under
18		Section 10 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act.
19		(w) Personally identifiable information which is
20		exempted from disclosure under subsection (g) of Section
21		19.1 of the Toll Highway Act.
22		(x) Information which is exempted from disclosure
23		under Section 5-1014.3 of the Counties Code or Section
24		8-11-21 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
25		(y) Confidential information under the Adult
26		Protective Services Act and its predecessor enabling

SB0090 Engrossed - 6 - LRB103 05472 RJT 50491 b
1		statute, the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act, including
2		information about the identity and administrative finding
3		against any caregiver of a verified and substantiated
4		decision of abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation of
5		an eligible adult maintained in the Registry established
6		under Section 7.5 of the Adult Protective Services Act.
7		(z) Records and information provided to a fatality
8		review team or the Illinois Fatality Review Team Advisory
9		Council under Section 15 of the Adult Protective Services
10		Act.
11		(aa) Information which is exempted from disclosure
12		under Section 2.37 of the Wildlife Code.
13		(bb) Information which is or was prohibited from
14		disclosure by the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
15		(cc) Recordings made under the Law Enforcement
16		Officer-Worn Body Camera Act, except to the extent
17		authorized under that Act.
18		(dd) Information that is prohibited from being
19		disclosed under Section 45 of the Condominium and Common
20		Interest Community Ombudsperson Act.
21		(ee) Information that is exempted from disclosure
22		under Section 30.1 of the Pharmacy Practice Act.
23		(ff) Information that is exempted from disclosure
24		under the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act.
25		(gg) Information that is prohibited from being
26		disclosed under Section 7-603.5 of the Illinois Vehicle

SB0090 Engrossed - 7 - LRB103 05472 RJT 50491 b
1		Code.
2		(hh) Records that are exempt from disclosure under
3		Section 1A-16.7 of the Election Code.
4		(ii) Information which is exempted from disclosure
5		under Section 2505-800 of the Department of Revenue Law of
6		the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
7		(jj) Information and reports that are required to be
8		submitted to the Department of Labor by registering day
9		and temporary labor service agencies but are exempt from
10		disclosure under subsection (a-1) of Section 45 of the Day
11		and Temporary Labor Services Act.
12		(kk) Information prohibited from disclosure under the
13		Seizure and Forfeiture Reporting Act.
14		(ll) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
15		and exempted under Section 5-30.8 of the Illinois Public
16		Aid Code.
17		(mm) Records that are exempt from disclosure under
18		Section 4.2 of the Crime Victims Compensation Act.
19		(nn) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
20		Section 70 of the Higher Education Student Assistance Act.
21		(oo) Communications, notes, records, and reports
22		arising out of a peer support counseling session
23		prohibited from disclosure under the First Responders
24		Suicide Prevention Act.
25		(pp) Names and all identifying information relating to
26		an employee of an emergency services provider or law

SB0090 Engrossed - 8 - LRB103 05472 RJT 50491 b
1		enforcement agency under the First Responders Suicide
2		Prevention Act.
3		(qq) Information and records held by the Department of
4		Public Health and its authorized representatives collected
5		under the Reproductive Health Act.
6		(rr) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
7		the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act.
8		(ss) Data reported by an employer to the Department of
9		Human Rights pursuant to Section 2-108 of the Illinois
10		Human Rights Act.
11		(tt) Recordings made under the Children's Advocacy
12		Center Act, except to the extent authorized under that
13		Act.
14		(uu) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
15		Section 50 of the Sexual Assault Evidence Submission Act.
16		(vv) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
17		subsections (f) and (j) of Section 5-36 of the Illinois
18		Public Aid Code.
19		(ww) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
20		Section 16.8 of the State Treasurer Act.
21		(xx) Information that is exempt from disclosure or
22		information that shall not be made public under the
23		Illinois Insurance Code.
24		(yy) Information prohibited from being disclosed under
25		the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act.
26		(zz) Information prohibited from being disclosed under

SB0090 Engrossed - 9 - LRB103 05472 RJT 50491 b
1		the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act.
2		(aaa) Information prohibited from being disclosed
3		under Section 1-167 of the Illinois Pension Code.
4		(bbb) Information that is prohibited from disclosure
5		by the Illinois Police Training Act and the Illinois State
6		Police Act.
7		(ccc) Records exempt from disclosure under Section
8		2605-304 of the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil
9		Administrative Code of Illinois.
10		(ddd) Information prohibited from being disclosed
11		under Section 35 of the Address Confidentiality for
12		Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Human
13		Trafficking, or Stalking Act.
14		(eee) Information prohibited from being disclosed
15		under subsection (b) of Section 75 of the Domestic
16		Violence Fatality Review Act.
17		(fff) Images from cameras under the Expressway Camera
18		Act. This subsection (fff) is inoperative on and after
19		July 1, 2023.
20		(ggg) Information prohibited from disclosure under
21		paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of Section 14 of the Nurse
22		Agency Licensing Act.
23		(hhh) Information submitted to the Illinois Department
24		of State Police in an affidavit or application for an
25		assault weapon endorsement, assault weapon attachment
26		endorsement, .50 caliber rifle endorsement, or .50 caliber

SB0090 Engrossed - 10 - LRB103 05472 RJT 50491 b
1		cartridge endorsement under the Firearm Owners
2		Identification Card Act.
3		(iii) Data exempt from disclosure under Section
4		2-3.196 of the School Code.
5		(Source: P.A. 101-13, eff. 6-12-19; 101-27, eff. 6-25-19;
6		101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-221, eff. 1-1-20; 101-236, eff.
7		1-1-20; 101-375, eff. 8-16-19; 101-377, eff. 8-16-19; 101-452,
8		eff. 1-1-20; 101-466, eff. 1-1-20; 101-600, eff. 12-6-19;
9		101-620, eff 12-20-19; 101-649, eff. 7-7-20; 101-652, eff.
10		1-1-22; 101-656, eff. 3-23-21; 102-36, eff. 6-25-21; 102-237,
11		eff. 1-1-22; 102-292, eff. 1-1-22; 102-520, eff. 8-20-21;
12		102-559, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-946, eff.
13		7-1-22; 102-1042, eff. 6-3-22; 102-1116, eff. 1-10-23; revised
14		2-13-23.)
15		Section 10. The School Code is amended by adding Sections
16		2-3.196 and 22-95 and by changing Sections 27A-5 and 34-18.62
17		as follows:
18		(105 ILCS 5/2-3.196 new)
19		Sec. 2-3.196. Discrimination, harassment, and retaliation
20		reporting.
21		(a) The requirements of this Section are subject to
22		appropriation.
23		(b) The State Board of Education shall build data
24		collection systems to allow the collection of data on reported

SB0090 Engrossed - 11 - LRB103 05472 RJT 50491 b
1		allegations of the conduct described in paragraph (1).
2		Beginning on August 1 of the year after the systems are
3		implemented and for each reporting school year beginning on
4		August 1 and ending on July 31 thereafter, each school
5		district, charter school, and nonpublic, nonsectarian
6		elementary or secondary school shall disclose to the State
7		Board of Education all of the following information:
8		(1) The total number of reported allegations of
9		discrimination, harassment, or retaliation against
10		students received by each school district, charter school,
11		or nonpublic, nonsectarian elementary or secondary school
12		during the reporting school year, defined as August 1 to
13		July 31, in each of the following categories:
14		(A) sexual harassment;
15		(B) discrimination or harassment on the basis of
16		race, color, or national origin;
17		(C) discrimination or harassment on the basis of
18		sex;
19		(D) discrimination or harassment on the basis of
20		religion;
21		(E) discrimination or harassment on the basis of
22		disability; and
23		(F) retaliation.
24		(2) The status of allegations, as of the last day of
25		the reporting period, in each category under paragraph
26		(1).

SB0090 Engrossed - 12 - LRB103 05472 RJT 50491 b
1		Allegations shall be reported as unfounded, founded,
2		or investigation pending by the school district, charter
3		school, or nonpublic, nonsectarian elementary or secondary
4		school.
5		(c) A school district, charter school, or nonpublic,
6		nonsectarian elementary or secondary school may not include in
7		any disclosures required under this Section any information by
8		which an individual may be personally identified, including
9		the name of the victim or victims or those accused of an act of
10		alleged discrimination, harassment, or retaliation.
11		(d) If a school district, charter school, or nonpublic,
12		nonsectarian elementary or secondary school fails to disclose
13		the information required in subsection (b) of this Section by
14		July 31 of the reporting school year, the State Board of
15		Education shall provide a written request for disclosure to
16		the school district, charter school, or nonpublic,
17		nonsectarian elementary or secondary school, thereby providing
18		the period of time in which the required information must be
19		disclosed. If a school district, charter school, or nonpublic,
20		nonsectarian elementary or secondary school fails to disclose
21		the information within 14 days after receipt of that written
22		request, the State Board of Education may petition the
23		Department of Human Rights to initiate a charge of a civil
24		rights violation pursuant to Section 5A-102 of the Illinois
25		Human Rights Act.
26		(e) The State Board of Education shall publish an annual

SB0090 Engrossed - 13 - LRB103 05472 RJT 50491 b
1		report aggregating the information reported by school
2		districts, charter schools, and nonpublic, nonsectarian
3		elementary or secondary schools under subsection (b) of this
4		Section. Data included in the report shall not be publicly
5		attributed to any individual school district, charter school,
6		or nonpublic, nonsectarian elementary or secondary school. The
7		report shall include the number of incidents reported between
8		August 1 and July 31 of the preceding reporting school year,
9		based on each of the categories identified under paragraph (1)
10		of this subsection (b).
11		The annual report shall be filed with the Department of
12		Human Rights and the General Assembly and made available to
13		the public by July 1 of the year following the reporting school
14		year. Data submitted by a school district, charter school, or
15		nonpublic, nonsectarian elementary or secondary school to
16		comply with this Section is confidential and exempt from the
17		Freedom of Information Act.
18		(f) The State Board of Education may adopt any rules
19		deemed necessary for implementation of this Section.
20		(g) This Section is repealed on July 1, 2029.
21		(105 ILCS 5/22-95 new)
22		Sec. 22-95. Policy on discrimination, harassment, and
23		retaliation; response procedures.
24		(a) As used in this Section, "policy" means either the use
25		of a singular policy or multiple policies.

SB0090 Engrossed - 14 - LRB103 05472 RJT 50491 b
1		(b) Each school district, charter school, or nonpublic,
2		nonsectarian elementary or secondary school must create,
3		implement, and maintain at least one written policy that
4		prohibits discrimination and harassment based on race, color,
5		or national origin and prohibits retaliation. The policy may
6		be included as part of a broader anti-harassment or
7		anti-discrimination policy, provided that the policy
8		prohibiting discrimination and harassment based on race,
9		color, or national origin and retaliation shall be
10		distinguished with an appropriate title, heading, or label.
11		This policy must comply with and be distributed in accordance
12		with all of the following:
13		(1) The policy must be in writing and must include at a
14		minimum, the following information:
15		(A) descriptions of various forms of
16		discrimination and harassment based on race, color, or
17		national origin, including examples;
18		(B) the school district's, charter school's, or
19		nonpublic, nonsectarian elementary or secondary
20		school's internal process for filing a complaint
21		regarding a violation of the policy described in this
22		subsection, or a reference to that process if
23		described elsewhere in policy;
24		(C) an overview of the school district's, charter
25		school's, or nonpublic, nonsectarian elementary or
26		secondary school's prevention and response program

SB0090 Engrossed - 15 - LRB103 05472 RJT 50491 b
1		pursuant to subsection (c);
2		(D) potential remedies for a violation of the
3		policy described in this subsection;
4		(E) a prohibition on retaliation for making a
5		complaint or participating in the complaint process;
6		(F) the legal recourse available through the
7		Department of Human Rights and through federal
8		agencies if a school district, charter school, or
9		nonpublic, nonsectarian elementary or secondary school
10		fails to take corrective action, or a reference to
11		that process if described elsewhere in policy; and
12		(G) directions on how to contact the Department of
13		Human Rights or a reference to those directions if
14		described elsewhere in the policy.
15		The policy shall make clear that the policy does not
16		impair or otherwise diminish the rights of unionized
17		employees under federal law, State law, or a collective
18		bargaining agreement to request an exclusive bargaining
19		representative to be present during investigator
20		interviews, nor does the policy diminish any rights
21		available under the applicable negotiated collective
22		bargaining agreement, including, but not limited to, the
23		grievance procedure.
24		(2) The policy described in this subsection shall be
25		posted in a prominent and accessible location and
26		distributed in such a manner as to ensure notice of the

SB0090 Engrossed - 16 - LRB103 05472 RJT 50491 b
1		policy to all employees. If the school district, charter
2		school, or nonpublic, nonsectarian elementary or secondary
3		school maintains an Internet website or has an employee
4		Intranet, the website or Intranet shall be considered a
5		prominent and accessible location for the purpose of this
6		paragraph (2). Posting and distribution shall be
7		effectuated by the beginning of the 2024-2025 school year
8		and shall occur annually thereafter.
9		(3) The policy described in this subsection shall be
10		published on the school district's, charter school's, or
11		nonpublic, nonsectarian elementary or secondary school's
12		Internet website, if one exists, and in a student
13		handbook, if one exists. A summary of the policy in
14		accessible, age-appropriate language shall be distributed
15		annually to students and to the parents or guardians of
16		minor students. School districts, charter schools, and
17		nonpublic, nonsectarian elementary or secondary schools
18		shall provide a summary of the policy in the parent or
19		guardian's native language. For the annual distribution of
20		the summary, inclusion of the summary in a student
21		handbook is deemed compliant.
22		(c) Each school district, charter school, and nonpublic,
23		nonsectarian elementary or secondary school must establish
24		procedures for responding to complaints of discrimination and
25		harassment based on race, color, or national origin and
26		retaliation. These procedures must comply with subsection (b)

SB0090 Engrossed - 17 - LRB103 05472 RJT 50491 b
1		of this Section. Based on these procedures, school districts,
2		charter schools, and nonpublic, nonsectarian elementary or
3		secondary schools:
4		(1) shall reduce or remove, to the extent practicable,
5		barriers to reporting discrimination, harassment, and
6		retaliation;
7		(2) shall permit any person who reports or is the
8		victim of an incident of alleged discrimination,
9		harassment, or retaliation to be accompanied when making a
10		report by a support individual of the person's choice who
11		complies with the school district's, charter school's, or
12		nonpublic, nonsectarian elementary or secondary school's
13		policies or rules;
14		(3) shall permit anonymous reporting, except that this
15		paragraph (3) may not be construed to permit formal
16		disciplinary action solely on the basis of an anonymous
17		report;
18		(4) shall offer remedial interventions or take such
19		disciplinary action as may be appropriate on a
20		case-by-case basis;
21		(5) may offer, but not require or unduly influence, a
22		person who reports or is the victim of an incident of
23		discrimination, harassment, or retaliation the option to
24		resolve allegations directly with the offender; and
25		(6) may not cause a person who reports or is the victim
26		of an incident of discrimination, harassment, or

SB0090 Engrossed - 18 - LRB103 05472 RJT 50491 b
1		retaliation to suffer adverse consequences as a result of
2		a report of, an investigation of, or a response to the
3		incident; this protection may not permit victims to engage
4		in retaliation against the offender or limit a school
5		district, charter school, or nonpublic, nonsectarian
6		elementary or secondary school from applying disciplinary
7		measures in response to other acts or conduct not related
8		to the process of reporting, investigating, or responding
9		to a report of an incident of discrimination, harassment,
10		or retaliation.
11		(105 ILCS 5/27A-5)
12		(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 102-466 and
13		102-702)
14		Sec. 27A-5. Charter school; legal entity; requirements.
15		(a) A charter school shall be a public, nonsectarian,
16		nonreligious, non-home based, and non-profit school. A charter
17		school shall be organized and operated as a nonprofit
18		corporation or other discrete, legal, nonprofit entity
19		authorized under the laws of the State of Illinois.
20		(b) A charter school may be established under this Article
21		by creating a new school or by converting an existing public
22		school or attendance center to charter school status.
23		Beginning on April 16, 2003 (the effective date of Public Act
24		93-3), in all new applications to establish a charter school
25		in a city having a population exceeding 500,000, operation of

SB0090 Engrossed - 19 - LRB103 05472 RJT 50491 b
1		the charter school shall be limited to one campus. The changes
2		made to this Section by Public Act 93-3 do not apply to charter
3		schools existing or approved on or before April 16, 2003 (the
4		effective date of Public Act 93-3).
5		(b-5) In this subsection (b-5), "virtual-schooling" means
6		a cyber school where students engage in online curriculum and
7		instruction via the Internet and electronic communication with
8		their teachers at remote locations and with students
9		participating at different times.
10		From April 1, 2013 through December 31, 2016, there is a
11		moratorium on the establishment of charter schools with
12		virtual-schooling components in school districts other than a
13		school district organized under Article 34 of this Code. This
14		moratorium does not apply to a charter school with
15		virtual-schooling components existing or approved prior to
16		April 1, 2013 or to the renewal of the charter of a charter
17		school with virtual-schooling components already approved
18		prior to April 1, 2013.
19		(c) A charter school shall be administered and governed by
20		its board of directors or other governing body in the manner
21		provided in its charter. The governing body of a charter
22		school shall be subject to the Freedom of Information Act and
23		the Open Meetings Act. No later than January 1, 2021 (one year
24		after the effective date of Public Act 101-291), a charter
25		school's board of directors or other governing body must
26		include at least one parent or guardian of a pupil currently

SB0090 Engrossed - 20 - LRB103 05472 RJT 50491 b
1		enrolled in the charter school who may be selected through the
2		charter school or a charter network election, appointment by
3		the charter school's board of directors or other governing
4		body, or by the charter school's Parent Teacher Organization
5		or its equivalent.
6		(c-5) No later than January 1, 2021 (one year after the
7		effective date of Public Act 101-291) or within the first year
8		of his or her first term, every voting member of a charter
9		school's board of directors or other governing body shall
10		complete a minimum of 4 hours of professional development
11		leadership training to ensure that each member has sufficient
12		familiarity with the board's or governing body's role and
13		responsibilities, including financial oversight and
14		accountability of the school, evaluating the principal's and
15		school's performance, adherence to the Freedom of Information
16		Act and the Open Meetings Act, and compliance with education
17		and labor law. In each subsequent year of his or her term, a
18		voting member of a charter school's board of directors or
19		other governing body shall complete a minimum of 2 hours of
20		professional development training in these same areas. The
21		training under this subsection may be provided or certified by
22		a statewide charter school membership association or may be
23		provided or certified by other qualified providers approved by
24		the State Board of Education.
25		(d) For purposes of this subsection (d), "non-curricular
26		health and safety requirement" means any health and safety

SB0090 Engrossed - 21 - LRB103 05472 RJT 50491 b
1		requirement created by statute or rule to provide, maintain,
2		preserve, or safeguard safe or healthful conditions for
3		students and school personnel or to eliminate, reduce, or
4		prevent threats to the health and safety of students and
5		school personnel. "Non-curricular health and safety
6		requirement" does not include any course of study or
7		specialized instructional requirement for which the State
8		Board has established goals and learning standards or which is
9		designed primarily to impart knowledge and skills for students
10		to master and apply as an outcome of their education.
11		A charter school shall comply with all non-curricular
12		health and safety requirements applicable to public schools
13		under the laws of the State of Illinois. On or before September
14		1, 2015, the State Board shall promulgate and post on its
15		Internet website a list of non-curricular health and safety
16		requirements that a charter school must meet. The list shall
17		be updated annually no later than September 1. Any charter
18		contract between a charter school and its authorizer must
19		contain a provision that requires the charter school to follow
20		the list of all non-curricular health and safety requirements
21		promulgated by the State Board and any non-curricular health
22		and safety requirements added by the State Board to such list
23		during the term of the charter. Nothing in this subsection (d)
24		precludes an authorizer from including non-curricular health
25		and safety requirements in a charter school contract that are
26		not contained in the list promulgated by the State Board,

SB0090 Engrossed - 22 - LRB103 05472 RJT 50491 b
1		including non-curricular health and safety requirements of the
2		authorizing local school board.
3		(e) Except as otherwise provided in the School Code, a
4		charter school shall not charge tuition; provided that a
5		charter school may charge reasonable fees for textbooks,
6		instructional materials, and student activities.
7		(f) A charter school shall be responsible for the
8		management and operation of its fiscal affairs, including, but
9		not limited to, the preparation of its budget. An audit of each
10		charter school's finances shall be conducted annually by an
11		outside, independent contractor retained by the charter
12		school. The contractor shall not be an employee of the charter
13		school or affiliated with the charter school or its authorizer
14		in any way, other than to audit the charter school's finances.
15		To ensure financial accountability for the use of public
16		funds, on or before December 1 of every year of operation, each
17		charter school shall submit to its authorizer and the State
18		Board a copy of its audit and a copy of the Form 990 the
19		charter school filed that year with the federal Internal
20		Revenue Service. In addition, if deemed necessary for proper
21		financial oversight of the charter school, an authorizer may
22		require quarterly financial statements from each charter
23		school.
24		(g) A charter school shall comply with all provisions of
25		this Article, the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act,
26		all federal and State laws and rules applicable to public

SB0090 Engrossed - 23 - LRB103 05472 RJT 50491 b
1		schools that pertain to special education and the instruction
2		of English learners, and its charter. A charter school is
3		exempt from all other State laws and regulations in this Code
4		governing public schools and local school board policies;
5		however, a charter school is not exempt from the following:
6		(1) Sections 10-21.9 and 34-18.5 of this Code
7		regarding criminal history records checks and checks of
8		the Statewide Sex Offender Database and Statewide Murderer
9		and Violent Offender Against Youth Database of applicants
10		for employment;
11		(2) Sections 10-20.14, 10-22.6, 24-24, 34-19, and
12		34-84a of this Code regarding discipline of students;
13		(3) the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees
14		Tort Immunity Act;
15		(4) Section 108.75 of the General Not For Profit
16		Corporation Act of 1986 regarding indemnification of
17		officers, directors, employees, and agents;
18		(5) the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act;
19		(5.5) subsection (b) of Section 10-23.12 and
20		subsection (b) of Section 34-18.6 of this Code;
21		(6) the Illinois School Student Records Act;
22		(7) Section 10-17a of this Code regarding school
23		report cards;
24		(8) the P-20 Longitudinal Education Data System Act;
25		(9) Section 27-23.7 of this Code regarding bullying
26		prevention;

SB0090 Engrossed - 24 - LRB103 05472 RJT 50491 b
1		(10) Section 2-3.162 of this Code regarding student
2		discipline reporting;
3		(11) Sections 22-80 and 27-8.1 of this Code;
4		(12) Sections 10-20.60 and 34-18.53 of this Code;
5		(13) Sections 10-20.63 and 34-18.56 of this Code;
6		(14) Sections 22-90 and 26-18 of this Code;
7		(15) Section 22-30 of this Code;
8		(16) Sections 24-12 and 34-85 of this Code;
9		(17) the Seizure Smart School Act;
10		(18) Section 2-3.64a-10 of this Code;
11		(19) Sections 10-20.73 and 34-21.9 of this Code;
12		(20) Section 10-22.25b of this Code;
13		(21) Section 27-9.1a of this Code;
14		(22) Section 27-9.1b of this Code;
15		(23) Section 34-18.8 of this Code;
16		(25) Section 2-3.188 of this Code;
17		(26) Section 22-85.5 of this Code;
18		(27) subsections Subsections (d-10), (d-15), and
19		(d-20) of Section 10-20.56 of this Code; and
20		(28) Sections 10-20.83 and 34-18.78 of this Code; .
21		(29) (27) Section 10-20.13 of this Code;
22		(30) (28) Section 28-19.2 of this Code; and
23		(31) (29) Section 34-21.6 of this Code; .
24		(33) Section 2-3.196 of this Code;
25		(34) Section 22-95 of this Code;
26		(35) Section 34-18.62 of this Code; and

SB0090 Engrossed - 25 - LRB103 05472 RJT 50491 b
1		(36) the Illinois Human Rights Act.
2		The change made by Public Act 96-104 to this subsection
3		(g) is declaratory of existing law.
4		(h) A charter school may negotiate and contract with a
5		school district, the governing body of a State college or
6		university or public community college, or any other public or
7		for-profit or nonprofit private entity for: (i) the use of a
8		school building and grounds or any other real property or
9		facilities that the charter school desires to use or convert
10		for use as a charter school site, (ii) the operation and
11		maintenance thereof, and (iii) the provision of any service,
12		activity, or undertaking that the charter school is required
13		to perform in order to carry out the terms of its charter.
14		However, a charter school that is established on or after
15		April 16, 2003 (the effective date of Public Act 93-3) and that
16		operates in a city having a population exceeding 500,000 may
17		not contract with a for-profit entity to manage or operate the
18		school during the period that commences on April 16, 2003 (the
19		effective date of Public Act 93-3) and concludes at the end of
20		the 2004-2005 school year. Except as provided in subsection
21		(i) of this Section, a school district may charge a charter
22		school reasonable rent for the use of the district's
23		buildings, grounds, and facilities. Any services for which a
24		charter school contracts with a school district shall be
25		provided by the district at cost. Any services for which a
26		charter school contracts with a local school board or with the

SB0090 Engrossed - 26 - LRB103 05472 RJT 50491 b
1		governing body of a State college or university or public
2		community college shall be provided by the public entity at
3		cost.
4		(i) In no event shall a charter school that is established
5		by converting an existing school or attendance center to
6		charter school status be required to pay rent for space that is
7		deemed available, as negotiated and provided in the charter
8		agreement, in school district facilities. However, all other
9		costs for the operation and maintenance of school district
10		facilities that are used by the charter school shall be
11		subject to negotiation between the charter school and the
12		local school board and shall be set forth in the charter.
13		(j) A charter school may limit student enrollment by age
14		or grade level.
15		(k) If the charter school is approved by the State Board or
16		Commission, then the charter school is its own local education
17		agency.
18		(Source: P.A. 101-50, eff. 7-1-20; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19;
19		101-291, eff. 1-1-20; 101-531, eff. 8-23-19; 101-543, eff.
20		8-23-19; 101-654, eff. 3-8-21; 102-51, eff. 7-9-21; 102-157,
21		eff. 7-1-22; 102-360, eff. 1-1-22; 102-445, eff. 8-20-21;
22		102-522, eff. 8-20-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-676, eff.
23		12-3-21; 102-697, eff. 4-5-22; 102-805, eff. 1-1-23; 102-813,
24		eff. 5-13-22; revised 12-13-22.)
25		(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 102-702 but

SB0090 Engrossed - 27 - LRB103 05472 RJT 50491 b
1		before amendment by P.A. 102-466)
2		Sec. 27A-5. Charter school; legal entity; requirements.
3		(a) A charter school shall be a public, nonsectarian,
4		nonreligious, non-home based, and non-profit school. A charter
5		school shall be organized and operated as a nonprofit
6		corporation or other discrete, legal, nonprofit entity
7		authorized under the laws of the State of Illinois.
8		(b) A charter school may be established under this Article
9		by creating a new school or by converting an existing public
10		school or attendance center to charter school status.
11		Beginning on April 16, 2003 (the effective date of Public Act
12		93-3), in all new applications to establish a charter school
13		in a city having a population exceeding 500,000, operation of
14		the charter school shall be limited to one campus. The changes
15		made to this Section by Public Act 93-3 do not apply to charter
16		schools existing or approved on or before April 16, 2003 (the
17		effective date of Public Act 93-3).
18		(b-5) In this subsection (b-5), "virtual-schooling" means
19		a cyber school where students engage in online curriculum and
20		instruction via the Internet and electronic communication with
21		their teachers at remote locations and with students
22		participating at different times.
23		From April 1, 2013 through December 31, 2016, there is a
24		moratorium on the establishment of charter schools with
25		virtual-schooling components in school districts other than a
26		school district organized under Article 34 of this Code. This

SB0090 Engrossed - 28 - LRB103 05472 RJT 50491 b
1		moratorium does not apply to a charter school with
2		virtual-schooling components existing or approved prior to
3		April 1, 2013 or to the renewal of the charter of a charter
4		school with virtual-schooling components already approved
5		prior to April 1, 2013.
6		(c) A charter school shall be administered and governed by
7		its board of directors or other governing body in the manner
8		provided in its charter. The governing body of a charter
9		school shall be subject to the Freedom of Information Act and
10		the Open Meetings Act. No later than January 1, 2021 (one year
11		after the effective date of Public Act 101-291), a charter
12		school's board of directors or other governing body must
13		include at least one parent or guardian of a pupil currently
14		enrolled in the charter school who may be selected through the
15		charter school or a charter network election, appointment by
16		the charter school's board of directors or other governing
17		body, or by the charter school's Parent Teacher Organization
18		or its equivalent.
19		(c-5) No later than January 1, 2021 (one year after the
20		effective date of Public Act 101-291) or within the first year
21		of his or her first term, every voting member of a charter
22		school's board of directors or other governing body shall
23		complete a minimum of 4 hours of professional development
24		leadership training to ensure that each member has sufficient
25		familiarity with the board's or governing body's role and
26		responsibilities, including financial oversight and

SB0090 Engrossed - 29 - LRB103 05472 RJT 50491 b
1		accountability of the school, evaluating the principal's and
2		school's performance, adherence to the Freedom of Information
3		Act and the Open Meetings Act, and compliance with education
4		and labor law. In each subsequent year of his or her term, a
5		voting member of a charter school's board of directors or
6		other governing body shall complete a minimum of 2 hours of
7		professional development training in these same areas. The
8		training under this subsection may be provided or certified by
9		a statewide charter school membership association or may be
10		provided or certified by other qualified providers approved by
11		the State Board of Education.
12		(d) For purposes of this subsection (d), "non-curricular
13		health and safety requirement" means any health and safety
14		requirement created by statute or rule to provide, maintain,
15		preserve, or safeguard safe or healthful conditions for
16		students and school personnel or to eliminate, reduce, or
17		prevent threats to the health and safety of students and
18		school personnel. "Non-curricular health and safety
19		requirement" does not include any course of study or
20		specialized instructional requirement for which the State
21		Board has established goals and learning standards or which is
22		designed primarily to impart knowledge and skills for students
23		to master and apply as an outcome of their education.
24		A charter school shall comply with all non-curricular
25		health and safety requirements applicable to public schools
26		under the laws of the State of Illinois. On or before September

SB0090 Engrossed - 30 - LRB103 05472 RJT 50491 b
1		1, 2015, the State Board shall promulgate and post on its
2		Internet website a list of non-curricular health and safety
3		requirements that a charter school must meet. The list shall
4		be updated annually no later than September 1. Any charter
5		contract between a charter school and its authorizer must
6		contain a provision that requires the charter school to follow
7		the list of all non-curricular health and safety requirements
8		promulgated by the State Board and any non-curricular health
9		and safety requirements added by the State Board to such list
10		during the term of the charter. Nothing in this subsection (d)
11		precludes an authorizer from including non-curricular health
12		and safety requirements in a charter school contract that are
13		not contained in the list promulgated by the State Board,
14		including non-curricular health and safety requirements of the
15		authorizing local school board.
16		(e) Except as otherwise provided in the School Code, a
17		charter school shall not charge tuition; provided that a
18		charter school may charge reasonable fees for textbooks,
19		instructional materials, and student activities.
20		(f) A charter school shall be responsible for the
21		management and operation of its fiscal affairs, including, but
22		not limited to, the preparation of its budget. An audit of each
23		charter school's finances shall be conducted annually by an
24		outside, independent contractor retained by the charter
25		school. The contractor shall not be an employee of the charter
26		school or affiliated with the charter school or its authorizer

SB0090 Engrossed - 31 - LRB103 05472 RJT 50491 b
1		in any way, other than to audit the charter school's finances.
2		To ensure financial accountability for the use of public
3		funds, on or before December 1 of every year of operation, each
4		charter school shall submit to its authorizer and the State
5		Board a copy of its audit and a copy of the Form 990 the
6		charter school filed that year with the federal Internal
7		Revenue Service. In addition, if deemed necessary for proper
8		financial oversight of the charter school, an authorizer may
9		require quarterly financial statements from each charter
10		school.
11		(g) A charter school shall comply with all provisions of
12		this Article, the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act,
13		all federal and State laws and rules applicable to public
14		schools that pertain to special education and the instruction
15		of English learners, and its charter. A charter school is
16		exempt from all other State laws and regulations in this Code
17		governing public schools and local school board policies;
18		however, a charter school is not exempt from the following:
19		(1) Sections 10-21.9 and 34-18.5 of this Code
20		regarding criminal history records checks and checks of
21		the Statewide Sex Offender Database and Statewide Murderer
22		and Violent Offender Against Youth Database of applicants
23		for employment;
24		(2) Sections 10-20.14, 10-22.6, 24-24, 34-19, and
25		34-84a of this Code regarding discipline of students;
26		(3) the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees

SB0090 Engrossed - 32 - LRB103 05472 RJT 50491 b
1		Tort Immunity Act;
2		(4) Section 108.75 of the General Not For Profit
3		Corporation Act of 1986 regarding indemnification of
4		officers, directors, employees, and agents;
5		(5) the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act;
6		(5.5) subsection (b) of Section 10-23.12 and
7		subsection (b) of Section 34-18.6 of this Code;
8		(6) the Illinois School Student Records Act;
9		(7) Section 10-17a of this Code regarding school
10		report cards;
11		(8) the P-20 Longitudinal Education Data System Act;
12		(9) Section 27-23.7 of this Code regarding bullying
13		prevention;
14		(10) Section 2-3.162 of this Code regarding student
15		discipline reporting;
16		(11) Sections 22-80 and 27-8.1 of this Code;
17		(12) Sections 10-20.60 and 34-18.53 of this Code;
18		(13) Sections 10-20.63 and 34-18.56 of this Code;
19		(14) Sections 22-90 and 26-18 of this Code;
20		(15) Section 22-30 of this Code;
21		(16) Sections 24-12 and 34-85 of this Code;
22		(17) the Seizure Smart School Act;
23		(18) Section 2-3.64a-10 of this Code;
24		(19) Sections 10-20.73 and 34-21.9 of this Code;
25		(20) Section 10-22.25b of this Code;
26		(21) Section 27-9.1a of this Code;

SB0090 Engrossed - 33 - LRB103 05472 RJT 50491 b
1		(22) Section 27-9.1b of this Code;
2		(23) Section 34-18.8 of this Code; and
3		(25) Section 2-3.188 of this Code;
4		(26) Section 22-85.5 of this Code;
5		(27) subsections Subsections (d-10), (d-15), and
6		(d-20) of Section 10-20.56 of this Code; and
7		(28) Sections 10-20.83 and 34-18.78 of this Code; .
8		(29) (27) Section 10-20.13 of this Code;
9		(30) (28) Section 28-19.2 of this Code; and
10		(31) (29) Section 34-21.6 of this Code; .
11		(32) (25) Section 22-85.10 of this Code; .
12		(33) Section 2-3.196 of this Code;
13		(34) Section 22-95 of this Code;
14		(35) Section 34-18.62 of this Code; and
15		(36) the Illinois Human Rights Act.
16		The change made by Public Act 96-104 to this subsection
17		(g) is declaratory of existing law.
18		(h) A charter school may negotiate and contract with a
19		school district, the governing body of a State college or
20		university or public community college, or any other public or
21		for-profit or nonprofit private entity for: (i) the use of a
22		school building and grounds or any other real property or
23		facilities that the charter school desires to use or convert
24		for use as a charter school site, (ii) the operation and
25		maintenance thereof, and (iii) the provision of any service,
26		activity, or undertaking that the charter school is required

SB0090 Engrossed - 34 - LRB103 05472 RJT 50491 b
1		to perform in order to carry out the terms of its charter.
2		However, a charter school that is established on or after
3		April 16, 2003 (the effective date of Public Act 93-3) and that
4		operates in a city having a population exceeding 500,000 may
5		not contract with a for-profit entity to manage or operate the
6		school during the period that commences on April 16, 2003 (the
7		effective date of Public Act 93-3) and concludes at the end of
8		the 2004-2005 school year. Except as provided in subsection
9		(i) of this Section, a school district may charge a charter
10		school reasonable rent for the use of the district's
11		buildings, grounds, and facilities. Any services for which a
12		charter school contracts with a school district shall be
13		provided by the district at cost. Any services for which a
14		charter school contracts with a local school board or with the
15		governing body of a State college or university or public
16		community college shall be provided by the public entity at
17		cost.
18		(i) In no event shall a charter school that is established
19		by converting an existing school or attendance center to
20		charter school status be required to pay rent for space that is
21		deemed available, as negotiated and provided in the charter
22		agreement, in school district facilities. However, all other
23		costs for the operation and maintenance of school district
24		facilities that are used by the charter school shall be
25		subject to negotiation between the charter school and the
26		local school board and shall be set forth in the charter.

SB0090 Engrossed - 35 - LRB103 05472 RJT 50491 b
1		(j) A charter school may limit student enrollment by age
2		or grade level.
3		(k) If the charter school is approved by the State Board or
4		Commission, then the charter school is its own local education
5		agency.
6		(Source: P.A. 101-50, eff. 7-1-20; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19;
7		101-291, eff. 1-1-20; 101-531, eff. 8-23-19; 101-543, eff.
8		8-23-19; 101-654, eff. 3-8-21; 102-51, eff. 7-9-21; 102-157,
9		eff. 7-1-22; 102-360, eff. 1-1-22; 102-445, eff. 8-20-21;
10		102-522, eff. 8-20-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-676, eff.
11		12-3-21; 102-697, eff. 4-5-22; 102-702, eff. 7-1-23; 102-805,
12		eff. 1-1-23; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; revised 12-13-22.)
13		(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 102-466)
14		Sec. 27A-5. Charter school; legal entity; requirements.
15		(a) A charter school shall be a public, nonsectarian,
16		nonreligious, non-home based, and non-profit school. A charter
17		school shall be organized and operated as a nonprofit
18		corporation or other discrete, legal, nonprofit entity
19		authorized under the laws of the State of Illinois.
20		(b) A charter school may be established under this Article
21		by creating a new school or by converting an existing public
22		school or attendance center to charter school status.
23		Beginning on April 16, 2003 (the effective date of Public Act
24		93-3), in all new applications to establish a charter school
25		in a city having a population exceeding 500,000, operation of

SB0090 Engrossed - 36 - LRB103 05472 RJT 50491 b
1		the charter school shall be limited to one campus. The changes
2		made to this Section by Public Act 93-3 do not apply to charter
3		schools existing or approved on or before April 16, 2003 (the
4		effective date of Public Act 93-3).
5		(b-5) In this subsection (b-5), "virtual-schooling" means
6		a cyber school where students engage in online curriculum and
7		instruction via the Internet and electronic communication with
8		their teachers at remote locations and with students
9		participating at different times.
10		From April 1, 2013 through December 31, 2016, there is a
11		moratorium on the establishment of charter schools with
12		virtual-schooling components in school districts other than a
13		school district organized under Article 34 of this Code. This
14		moratorium does not apply to a charter school with
15		virtual-schooling components existing or approved prior to
16		April 1, 2013 or to the renewal of the charter of a charter
17		school with virtual-schooling components already approved
18		prior to April 1, 2013.
19		(c) A charter school shall be administered and governed by
20		its board of directors or other governing body in the manner
21		provided in its charter. The governing body of a charter
22		school shall be subject to the Freedom of Information Act and
23		the Open Meetings Act. No later than January 1, 2021 (one year
24		after the effective date of Public Act 101-291), a charter
25		school's board of directors or other governing body must
26		include at least one parent or guardian of a pupil currently

SB0090 Engrossed - 37 - LRB103 05472 RJT 50491 b
1		enrolled in the charter school who may be selected through the
2		charter school or a charter network election, appointment by
3		the charter school's board of directors or other governing
4		body, or by the charter school's Parent Teacher Organization
5		or its equivalent.
6		(c-5) No later than January 1, 2021 (one year after the
7		effective date of Public Act 101-291) or within the first year
8		of his or her first term, every voting member of a charter
9		school's board of directors or other governing body shall
10		complete a minimum of 4 hours of professional development
11		leadership training to ensure that each member has sufficient
12		familiarity with the board's or governing body's role and
13		responsibilities, including financial oversight and
14		accountability of the school, evaluating the principal's and
15		school's performance, adherence to the Freedom of Information
16		Act and the Open Meetings Act, and compliance with education
17		and labor law. In each subsequent year of his or her term, a
18		voting member of a charter school's board of directors or
19		other governing body shall complete a minimum of 2 hours of
20		professional development training in these same areas. The
21		training under this subsection may be provided or certified by
22		a statewide charter school membership association or may be
23		provided or certified by other qualified providers approved by
24		the State Board of Education.
25		(d) For purposes of this subsection (d), "non-curricular
26		health and safety requirement" means any health and safety

SB0090 Engrossed - 38 - LRB103 05472 RJT 50491 b
1		requirement created by statute or rule to provide, maintain,
2		preserve, or safeguard safe or healthful conditions for
3		students and school personnel or to eliminate, reduce, or
4		prevent threats to the health and safety of students and
5		school personnel. "Non-curricular health and safety
6		requirement" does not include any course of study or
7		specialized instructional requirement for which the State
8		Board has established goals and learning standards or which is
9		designed primarily to impart knowledge and skills for students
10		to master and apply as an outcome of their education.
11		A charter school shall comply with all non-curricular
12		health and safety requirements applicable to public schools
13		under the laws of the State of Illinois. On or before September
14		1, 2015, the State Board shall promulgate and post on its
15		Internet website a list of non-curricular health and safety
16		requirements that a charter school must meet. The list shall
17		be updated annually no later than September 1. Any charter
18		contract between a charter school and its authorizer must
19		contain a provision that requires the charter school to follow
20		the list of all non-curricular health and safety requirements
21		promulgated by the State Board and any non-curricular health
22		and safety requirements added by the State Board to such list
23		during the term of the charter. Nothing in this subsection (d)
24		precludes an authorizer from including non-curricular health
25		and safety requirements in a charter school contract that are
26		not contained in the list promulgated by the State Board,

SB0090 Engrossed - 39 - LRB103 05472 RJT 50491 b
1		including non-curricular health and safety requirements of the
2		authorizing local school board.
3		(e) Except as otherwise provided in the School Code, a
4		charter school shall not charge tuition; provided that a
5		charter school may charge reasonable fees for textbooks,
6		instructional materials, and student activities.
7		(f) A charter school shall be responsible for the
8		management and operation of its fiscal affairs, including, but
9		not limited to, the preparation of its budget. An audit of each
10		charter school's finances shall be conducted annually by an
11		outside, independent contractor retained by the charter
12		school. The contractor shall not be an employee of the charter
13		school or affiliated with the charter school or its authorizer
14		in any way, other than to audit the charter school's finances.
15		To ensure financial accountability for the use of public
16		funds, on or before December 1 of every year of operation, each
17		charter school shall submit to its authorizer and the State
18		Board a copy of its audit and a copy of the Form 990 the
19		charter school filed that year with the federal Internal
20		Revenue Service. In addition, if deemed necessary for proper
21		financial oversight of the charter school, an authorizer may
22		require quarterly financial statements from each charter
23		school.
24		(g) A charter school shall comply with all provisions of
25		this Article, the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act,
26		all federal and State laws and rules applicable to public

SB0090 Engrossed - 40 - LRB103 05472 RJT 50491 b
1		schools that pertain to special education and the instruction
2		of English learners, and its charter. A charter school is
3		exempt from all other State laws and regulations in this Code
4		governing public schools and local school board policies;
5		however, a charter school is not exempt from the following:
6		(1) Sections 10-21.9 and 34-18.5 of this Code
7		regarding criminal history records checks and checks of
8		the Statewide Sex Offender Database and Statewide Murderer
9		and Violent Offender Against Youth Database of applicants
10		for employment;
11		(2) Sections 10-20.14, 10-22.6, 24-24, 34-19, and
12		34-84a of this Code regarding discipline of students;
13		(3) the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees
14		Tort Immunity Act;
15		(4) Section 108.75 of the General Not For Profit
16		Corporation Act of 1986 regarding indemnification of
17		officers, directors, employees, and agents;
18		(5) the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act;
19		(5.5) subsection (b) of Section 10-23.12 and
20		subsection (b) of Section 34-18.6 of this Code;
21		(6) the Illinois School Student Records Act;
22		(7) Section 10-17a of this Code regarding school
23		report cards;
24		(8) the P-20 Longitudinal Education Data System Act;
25		(9) Section 27-23.7 of this Code regarding bullying
26		prevention;

SB0090 Engrossed - 41 - LRB103 05472 RJT 50491 b
1		(10) Section 2-3.162 of this Code regarding student
2		discipline reporting;
3		(11) Sections 22-80 and 27-8.1 of this Code;
4		(12) Sections 10-20.60 and 34-18.53 of this Code;
5		(13) Sections 10-20.63 and 34-18.56 of this Code;
6		(14) Sections 22-90 and 26-18 of this Code;
7		(15) Section 22-30 of this Code;
8		(16) Sections 24-12 and 34-85 of this Code;
9		(17) the Seizure Smart School Act;
10		(18) Section 2-3.64a-10 of this Code;
11		(19) Sections 10-20.73 and 34-21.9 of this Code;
12		(20) Section 10-22.25b of this Code;
13		(21) Section 27-9.1a of this Code;
14		(22) Section 27-9.1b of this Code;
15		(23) Section 34-18.8 of this Code;
16		(24) Article 26A of this Code; and
17		(25) Section 2-3.188 of this Code;
18		(26) Section 22-85.5 of this Code;
19		(27) subsections Subsections (d-10), (d-15), and
20		(d-20) of Section 10-20.56 of this Code; and
21		(28) Sections 10-20.83 and 34-18.78 of this Code; .
22		(29) (27) Section 10-20.13 of this Code;
23		(30) (28) Section 28-19.2 of this Code; and
24		(31) (29) Section 34-21.6 of this Code.
25		(32) (25) Section 22-85.10 of this Code; .
26		(33) Section 2-3.196 of this Code;

SB0090 Engrossed - 42 - LRB103 05472 RJT 50491 b
1		(34) Section 22-95 of this Code;
2		(35) Section 34-18.62 of this Code; and
3		(36) the Illinois Human Rights Act.
4		The change made by Public Act 96-104 to this subsection
5		(g) is declaratory of existing law.
6		(h) A charter school may negotiate and contract with a
7		school district, the governing body of a State college or
8		university or public community college, or any other public or
9		for-profit or nonprofit private entity for: (i) the use of a
10		school building and grounds or any other real property or
11		facilities that the charter school desires to use or convert
12		for use as a charter school site, (ii) the operation and
13		maintenance thereof, and (iii) the provision of any service,
14		activity, or undertaking that the charter school is required
15		to perform in order to carry out the terms of its charter.
16		However, a charter school that is established on or after
17		April 16, 2003 (the effective date of Public Act 93-3) and that
18		operates in a city having a population exceeding 500,000 may
19		not contract with a for-profit entity to manage or operate the
20		school during the period that commences on April 16, 2003 (the
21		effective date of Public Act 93-3) and concludes at the end of
22		the 2004-2005 school year. Except as provided in subsection
23		(i) of this Section, a school district may charge a charter
24		school reasonable rent for the use of the district's
25		buildings, grounds, and facilities. Any services for which a
26		charter school contracts with a school district shall be

SB0090 Engrossed - 43 - LRB103 05472 RJT 50491 b
1		provided by the district at cost. Any services for which a
2		charter school contracts with a local school board or with the
3		governing body of a State college or university or public
4		community college shall be provided by the public entity at
5		cost.
6		(i) In no event shall a charter school that is established
7		by converting an existing school or attendance center to
8		charter school status be required to pay rent for space that is
9		deemed available, as negotiated and provided in the charter
10		agreement, in school district facilities. However, all other
11		costs for the operation and maintenance of school district
12		facilities that are used by the charter school shall be
13		subject to negotiation between the charter school and the
14		local school board and shall be set forth in the charter.
15		(j) A charter school may limit student enrollment by age
16		or grade level.
17		(k) If the charter school is approved by the State Board or
18		Commission, then the charter school is its own local education
19		agency.
20		(Source: P.A. 101-50, eff. 7-1-20; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19;
21		101-291, eff. 1-1-20; 101-531, eff. 8-23-19; 101-543, eff.
22		8-23-19; 101-654, eff. 3-8-21; 102-51, eff. 7-9-21; 102-157,
23		eff. 7-1-22; 102-360, eff. 1-1-22; 102-445, eff. 8-20-21;
24		102-466, eff. 7-1-25; 102-522, eff. 8-20-21; 102-558, eff.
25		8-20-21; 102-676, eff. 12-3-21; 102-697, eff. 4-5-22; 102-702,
26		eff. 7-1-23; 102-805, eff. 1-1-23; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22;

SB0090 Engrossed - 44 - LRB103 05472 RJT 50491 b
1		revised 12-13-22.)
2		(105 ILCS 5/34-18.62)
3		Sec. 34-18.62. Policies Policy on discrimination and
4		sexual harassment; prevention and response program.
5		(a) The school district must create, maintain, and
6		implement an age-appropriate policy on sexual harassment that
7		must be posted on the school district's website and, if
8		applicable, any other area where policies, rules, and
9		standards of conduct are currently posted in each school and
10		must also be included in the school district's student code of
11		conduct handbook.
12		(b) The school district must create, maintain, and
13		implement a policy or policies prohibiting discrimination and
14		harassment against students based on race, color, and national
15		origin and prohibiting retaliation against students. Such
16		policy or policies may be included as part of a broader
17		anti-harassment or anti-discrimination policy provided they
18		are distinguished with an appropriate title, heading, or
19		label. The policy or policies adopted under this subsection
20		(b) must comply with and be distributed in accordance with
21		subsection (b) of Section 22-95 of this Code.
22		(c) The school district must establish procedures for
23		responding to student complaints of discrimination and
24		harassment based on race, color, or national origin, and
25		retaliation. These procedures must comply with subsection (c)

SB0090 Engrossed - 45 - LRB103 05472 RJT 50491 b
1		of Section 22-95 of this Code.
2		(Source: P.A. 101-418, eff. 1-1-20; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
3		Section 15. The Illinois Human Rights Act is amended by
4		changing Sections 1-102, 5-102.2, 5A-101, 5A-102, and 6-101
5		and by adding Sections 5A-103 and 5A-104 as follows:
6		(775 ILCS 5/1-102) (from Ch. 68, par. 1-102)
7		Sec. 1-102. Declaration of Policy. It is the public
8		policy of this State:
9		(A) Freedom from Unlawful Discrimination. To secure for
10		all individuals within Illinois the freedom from
11		discrimination based on against any individual because of his
12		or her race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry,
13		age, order of protection status, marital status, physical or
14		mental disability, military status, sexual orientation,
15		pregnancy, or unfavorable discharge from military service in
16		connection with employment, real estate transactions, access
17		to financial credit, and the availability of public
18		accommodations, including in elementary, secondary, and higher
19		education.
20		(B) Freedom from Sexual Harassment-Employment and
21		Elementary, Secondary, and Higher Education. To prevent sexual
22		harassment in employment and sexual harassment in elementary,
23		secondary, and higher education.
24		(C) Freedom from Discrimination Based on Citizenship

SB0090 Engrossed - 46 - LRB103 05472 RJT 50491 b
1		Status-Employment. To prevent discrimination based on
2		citizenship status in employment.
3		(C-5) Freedom from Discrimination Based on Work
4		Authorization Status-Employment. To prevent discrimination
5		based on the specific status or term of status that
6		accompanies a legal work authorization.
7		(D) Freedom from Discrimination Based on Familial Status
8		or Source of Income-Real Estate Transactions. To prevent
9		discrimination based on familial status or source of income in
10		real estate transactions.
11		(E) Public Health, Welfare and Safety. To promote the
12		public health, welfare and safety by protecting the interest
13		of all people in Illinois in maintaining personal dignity, in
14		realizing their full productive capacities, and in furthering
15		their interests, rights and privileges as citizens of this
16		State.
17		(F) Implementation of Constitutional Guarantees. To secure
18		and guarantee the rights established by Sections 17, 18 and 19
19		of Article I of the Illinois Constitution of 1970.
20		(G) Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action. To establish
21		Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action as the policies of
22		this State in all of its decisions, programs and activities,
23		and to assure that all State departments, boards, commissions
24		and instrumentalities rigorously take affirmative action to
25		provide equality of opportunity and eliminate the effects of
26		past discrimination in the internal affairs of State

SB0090 Engrossed - 47 - LRB103 05472 RJT 50491 b
1		government and in their relations with the public.
2		(H) Unfounded Charges. To protect citizens of this State
3		against unfounded charges of prohibited unlawful
4		discrimination, sexual harassment in employment, real estate
5		transactions, financial credit, and public accommodations,
6		including and sexual harassment in elementary, secondary, and
7		higher education, and discrimination based on citizenship
8		status or work authorization status in employment.
9		(Source: P.A. 102-233, eff. 8-2-21; 102-896, eff. 1-1-23.)
10		(775 ILCS 5/5-102.2)
11		Sec. 5-102.2. Jurisdiction limited. In regard to places of
12		public accommodation defined in paragraph (11) of Section
13		5-101, the jurisdiction under this Article of the Department
14		is limited to: (1) the failure to enroll an individual; (2) the
15		denial or refusal of full and equal enjoyment of facilities,
16		goods, or services; or (3) severe or pervasive harassment of
17		an individual when the covered entity fails to take corrective
18		action to stop the severe or pervasive harassment. This
19		limitation on jurisdiction set forth in this Section does not
20		apply to civil rights violations under Article 2, 3, 4, 5A, or
21		6.
22		(Source: P.A. 102-1102, eff. 1-1-23.)
23		(775 ILCS 5/5A-101) (from Ch. 68, par. 5A-101)
24		Sec. 5A-101. Definitions. The following definitions are

SB0090 Engrossed - 48 - LRB103 05472 RJT 50491 b
1		applicable strictly in the content of this Article, except
2		that the term "sexual harassment in elementary, secondary, and
3		higher education" as defined herein has the meaning herein
4		ascribed to it whenever that term is used anywhere in this Act.
5		(A) Institution of Elementary, Secondary, or Higher
6		Education. "Institution of elementary, secondary, or higher
7		education" means: (1) a publicly or privately operated
8		university, college, community college, junior college,
9		business or vocational school, or other educational
10		institution offering degrees and instruction beyond the
11		secondary school level; or (2) a publicly or privately
12		operated elementary school or secondary school.
13		(B) Degree. "Degree" means: (1) a designation,
14		appellation, series of letters or words or other symbols which
15		signifies or purports to signify that the recipient thereof
16		has satisfactorily completed an organized academic, business
17		or vocational program of study offered beyond the secondary
18		school level; or (2) a designation signifying that the
19		recipient has graduated from an elementary school or secondary
20		school.
21		(C) Student. "Student" means any individual admitted to or
22		applying for admission to an institution of elementary,
23		secondary, or higher education, or enrolled on a full or part
24		time basis in a course or program of academic, business or
25		vocational instruction offered by or through an institution of
26		elementary, secondary, or higher education.

SB0090 Engrossed - 49 - LRB103 05472 RJT 50491 b
1		(D) Elementary, Secondary, or Higher Education
2		Representative. "Elementary, secondary, or higher education
3		representative" means and includes the president, chancellor
4		or other holder of any executive office on the administrative
5		staff of an institution of higher education, an administrator
6		of an elementary school or secondary school, a member of the
7		faculty of an institution of higher education, including but
8		not limited to a dean or associate or assistant dean, a
9		professor or associate or assistant professor, and a full or
10		part time instructor or visiting professor, including a
11		graduate assistant or other student who is employed on a
12		temporary basis of less than full time as a teacher or
13		instructor of any course or program of academic, business or
14		vocational instruction offered by or through an institution of
15		higher education, and any teacher, instructor, or other
16		employee of an elementary school or secondary school.
17		(E) Sexual Harassment in Elementary, Secondary, and Higher
18		Education. "Sexual harassment in elementary, secondary, and
19		higher education" means any unwelcome sexual advances or
20		requests for sexual favors made by an elementary, secondary,
21		or higher education representative to a student, or any
22		conduct of a sexual nature exhibited by an elementary,
23		secondary, or higher education representative toward a
24		student, when such conduct has the purpose of substantially
25		interfering with the student's educational performance or
26		creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive educational

SB0090 Engrossed - 50 - LRB103 05472 RJT 50491 b
1		environment; or when the elementary, secondary, or higher
2		education representative either explicitly or implicitly makes
3		the student's submission to such conduct a term or condition
4		of, or uses the student's submission to or rejection of such
5		conduct as a basis for determining:
6		(1) Whether the student will be admitted to an
7		institution of elementary, secondary, or higher education;
8		(2) The educational performance required or expected
9		of the student;
10		(3) The attendance or assignment requirements
11		applicable to the student;
12		(4) To what courses, fields of study or programs,
13		including honors and graduate programs, the student will
14		be admitted;
15		(5) What placement or course proficiency requirements
16		are applicable to the student;
17		(6) The quality of instruction the student will
18		receive;
19		(7) What tuition or fee requirements are applicable to
20		the student;
21		(8) What scholarship opportunities are available to
22		the student;
23		(9) What extracurricular teams the student will be a
24		member of or in what extracurricular competitions the
25		student will participate;
26		(10) Any grade the student will receive in any

SB0090 Engrossed - 51 - LRB103 05472 RJT 50491 b
1		examination or in any course or program of instruction in
2		which the student is enrolled;
3		(11) The progress of the student toward successful
4		completion of or graduation from any course or program of
5		instruction in which the student is enrolled; or
6		(12) What degree, if any, the student will receive.
7		(F) Harassment in Elementary, Secondary, or Higher
8		Education. "Harassment in elementary, secondary, or higher
9		education" means any unwelcome conduct by an elementary,
10		secondary or higher education representative toward a student
11		on the basis of a student's actual or perceived race, color,
12		religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, marital status,
13		order of protection status, disability, military status,
14		sexual orientation, pregnancy, or unfavorable discharge from
15		military service that has the purpose or effect of
16		substantially interfering with a student's educational
17		performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive
18		educational environment.
19		(G) Educational Environment. "Educational environment"
20		includes conduct that occurs at school, school-related
21		activities, or events, and may include conduct that occurs off
22		school grounds, subject to applicable State and federal law.
23		(Source: P.A. 96-1319, eff. 7-27-10.)
24		(775 ILCS 5/5A-102) (from Ch. 68, par. 5A-102)
25		Sec. 5A-102. Civil Rights Violations-Elementary,

SB0090 Engrossed - 52 - LRB103 05472 RJT 50491 b
1		Secondary, and Higher Education. It is a civil rights
2		violation:
3		(A) Sexual Harassment; Elementary Elementary,
4		Secondary, or Higher Education Representative. For any
5		elementary, secondary, or higher education representative
6		to commit or engage in sexual harassment in elementary,
7		secondary, or higher education.
8		(B) Sexual Harassment; Institution Institution of
9		Elementary, Secondary, or Higher Education. For any
10		institution of elementary, secondary, or higher education
11		to fail to take remedial action, or to fail to take
12		appropriate disciplinary action against an elementary,
13		secondary, or higher education representative employed by
14		such institution, when such institution knows that such
15		elementary, secondary, or higher education representative
16		was committing or engaging in or committed or engaged in
17		sexual harassment in elementary, secondary, or higher
18		education.
19		(C) Harassment; Elementary, Secondary, or Higher
20		Education Representative. For any elementary, secondary,
21		or higher education representative to commit or engage in
22		harassment in elementary, secondary, or higher education.
23		(D) Harassment; Institution of Elementary, Secondary,
24		or Higher Education. For any institution of elementary,
25		secondary, or higher education to fail to take appropriate
26		corrective action to stop harassment if the institution

SB0090 Engrossed - 53 - LRB103 05472 RJT 50491 b
1		knows that an elementary, secondary, or higher education
2		representative was committing or engaging in or committed
3		or engaged in harassment in elementary, secondary, or
4		higher education.
5		(E) Failure to Report. For any school district
6		established under the School Code or institutions of
7		elementary or secondary education covered by this Act to
8		fail to disclose information as required by Section
9		2-3.196 of the School Code.
10		(F) Exemptions. Nothing in Article 5A shall be
11		construed to limit jurisdiction under Section 5-102.2.
12		Subsections (C), (D), and (E) shall apply solely to
13		nonsectarian institutions of elementary, secondary or
14		higher education and elementary, secondary, or higher
15		education representatives employed by such nonsectarian
16		institutions.
17		(Source: P.A. 96-574, eff. 8-18-09; 96-1319, eff. 7-27-10.)
18		(775 ILCS 5/5A-103 new)
19		Sec. 5A-103. Discrimination and harassment based on race,
20		color, or national origin; and retaliation.
21		(a) The General Assembly finds that harassment and
22		discrimination based on race, color, or national origin has a
23		detrimental influence in schools, contributing to
24		psychological and physical harm and poorer academic outcomes
25		for students of color, and higher rates of teacher turnover

SB0090 Engrossed - 54 - LRB103 05472 RJT 50491 b
1		among teachers of color. It is the General Assembly's intent
2		that each institution of elementary and secondary education in
3		the State adopt and actively implement policies to reduce and
4		respond effectively to harassment and discrimination based on
5		race, color, or national origin; to provide students, parents
6		or guardians, and employees information on how to recognize
7		and report harassment and discrimination; and, for students,
8		parents or guardians, and employees, to report harassment and
9		discrimination based on race, color, or national origin
10		without fear of retaliation, loss of status, or loss of
11		opportunities.
12		(b) The Department shall produce a model training program
13		aimed at the prevention of discrimination and harassment based
14		on race, color, and national origin in institutions of
15		elementary and secondary education. The model program shall be
16		made available to institutions of elementary and secondary
17		education and to the public online at no cost. This model
18		program shall regard participants as potential bystanders,
19		rather than potential offenders, and include, at a minimum,
20		the following:
21		(1) a primary focus on preventing discrimination and
22		harassment based on race, color, or national origin and
23		retaliation;
24		(2) an explanation of discrimination and harassment
25		based on race, color, or national origin and retaliation;
26		(3) examples of conduct that constitutes

SB0090 Engrossed - 55 - LRB103 05472 RJT 50491 b
1		discrimination and harassment based on race, color, or
2		national origin and retaliation;
3		(4) an explanation, with examples, of how patterns of
4		conduct can, taken together over time, rise to the level
5		of bullying, harassment, or discrimination;
6		(5) an explanation of the difference between
7		discrimination based on disparate treatment and
8		discrimination based on disparate impact;
9		(6) a summary of other classes that are protected from
10		harassment and discrimination, and a statement that
11		training intended to improve recognition of discrimination
12		and harassment based on race, color, and national origin
13		does not diminish protections under the law for other
14		protected classes;
15		(7) an explanation of the difference between
16		harassment as defined under this Act and bullying;
17		(8) a summary of relevant federal and State statutory
18		protections and remedies available to victims concerning
19		discrimination and harassment based on race, color, and
20		national origin, and retaliation, including, but not
21		limited to, a summary of this Act's protections from
22		discrimination, harassment and retaliation in the
23		following contexts:
24		(a) students toward other students;
25		(b) teachers and other employees of an elementary
26		or secondary school toward students;

SB0090 Engrossed - 56 - LRB103 05472 RJT 50491 b
1		(c) students toward teachers and other employees
2		of an elementary or secondary school; and
3		(d) teachers and other employees of an elementary
4		or secondary school toward other teachers and
5		employees of an elementary or secondary school.
6		(9) directions on how to contact the Department if a
7		school fails to take corrective action to stop the
8		harassment or discrimination;
9		(10) a summary of responsibilities of institutions of
10		elementary or secondary education in the prevention,
11		investigation, and corrective measures of discrimination,
12		harassment, and retaliation, including, but not limited
13		to, explanation of responsibilities in the following
14		contexts:
15		(a) students toward other students;
16		(b) teachers and other employees of an elementary
17		or secondary school toward students;
18		(c) students toward teachers and other employees
19		of an elementary or secondary school; and
20		(d) teachers and other employees of an elementary
21		or secondary school toward other teachers and
22		employees of an elementary or secondary school; and
23		(11) an explanation of the liability for
24		discrimination, harassment, and retaliation under this
25		Act.
26		(c) Every institution of elementary or secondary education

SB0090 Engrossed - 57 - LRB103 05472 RJT 50491 b
1		in this State shall use the model training program developed
2		by the Department, establish its own training program that
3		equals or exceeds the minimum standards set forth in
4		subsection (b), or use an existing discrimination and
5		harassment prevention training program that equals or exceeds
6		the minimum standards set forth in subsection (b). The
7		training program shall be provided as a component of all new
8		employee training programs for elementary and secondary
9		education representatives and to existing representatives at
10		least once every 2 years. For the purposes of satisfying the
11		requirements under this Section, the Department's model
12		program may be used to supplement any existing program an
13		institution of elementary or secondary education is utilizing
14		or develops.
15		(d) Upon notification of a violation of subsection (c),
16		the Department may launch a preliminary investigation. If the
17		Department finds a violation of this Section, the Department
18		may issue a notice to show cause, giving the institution of
19		elementary or secondary education 30 days to correct the
20		violation. If the institution of elementary or secondary
21		education does not correct the violation within 30 days, the
22		Department may initiate a charge of a civil rights violation.
23		(775 ILCS 5/6-101) (from Ch. 68, par. 6-101)
24		Sec. 6-101. Additional civil rights violations under
25		Articles 2, 4, 5, and 5A, and 6. It is a civil rights violation

SB0090 Engrossed - 58 - LRB103 05472 RJT 50491 b
1		for a person, or for 2 or more persons, to conspire to:
2		(A) Retaliation. Retaliate against a person because
3		that person he or she has:
4		(i) opposed or reported conduct that the person
5		that which he or she reasonably and in good faith
6		believes to be prohibited unlawful discrimination,
7		sexual harassment in employment, sexual harassment in
8		elementary, secondary, and higher education, or
9		discrimination based on arrest record, citizenship
10		status, or work authorization status in employment
11		under Articles 2, 4, 5, and 5A, and 6; , because he or
12		she has
13		(ii) made a charge, filed a complaint, testified,
14		assisted, or participated in an investigation,
15		proceeding, or hearing under this Act; or , or because
16		he or she has
17		(iii) requested, attempted to request, used, or
18		attempted to use a reasonable accommodation as allowed
19		by this Act;
20		(B) Aiding and Abetting; Coercion. Aid, abet, compel,
21		or coerce a person to commit any violation of this Act;
22		(C) Interference. Wilfully interfere with the
23		performance of a duty or the exercise of a power by the
24		Commission or one of its members or representatives or the
25		Department or one of its officers or employees.
26		Definitions. For the purposes of this Section, "sexual

SB0090 Engrossed - 59 - LRB103 05472 RJT 50491 b
1		harassment", "citizenship status", and "work authorization
2		status" shall have the same meaning as defined in Section
3		2-101 of this Act.
4		(Source: P.A. 102-233, eff. 8-2-21; 102-362, eff. 1-1-22;
5		102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
6		Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
7		changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
8		that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
9		represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
10		not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
11		made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
12		Public Act.
13		Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect August
14		1, 2024.